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ridimensionare

to downsize

verb ree-dee-men-tsyoh-NAH-reh Rare

Also means

to scale back

Usage Note

Ridimensionare literally means to give something new dimensions, hence 'to resize, to scale down, to put in perspective.' It is commonly used in business contexts (ridimensionare l'azienda — to downsize the company) and figuratively (ridimensionare le aspettative — to scale back expectations). It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"L'azienda ha dovuto ridimensionare il suo organico."

Natural Translation

The company had to downsize its workforce.

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